Soccer

Soccer-Senegal drop Ba for World Cup qualifiers

25 May 2013

May 25 (Reuters) - Senegal have dropped Chelsea striker Demba Ba for next month's World Cup qualifiers, with coach Alain Giresse calling the decision "purely a sporting one" as he made four changes from the squad that drew 1-1 with Angola two months ago. "I've decided to go without him for these two games," Giresse told reporters of upcoming Group J matches in Angola on June 8 and Liberia one ...

German Soccer Teams Face Off For League Championship

25 May 2013

Robert Siegel speaks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about soccer news and Saturday's unlikely Champions League final between two German teams — Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London.

Rogers returning as first openly gay active soccer player

25 May 2013

U.S. national soccer player Robbie Rogers was one of America's most promising young players having won an NCAA title with Maryland in 2005. Three years later, he led the Columbus Crew to the MLS championship and was named one to the MLS XI as one of the top 11 stars in the league.